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* Even his most avid admirers probably have read enough about the late Tim Russert by now, but let me add one more thing: From what I saw during a "Today" show interview and at his dad's memorial, Russert's 22-year-old son, Luke, really seems to be an exceptional young man.

* Speaking of exceptional, Tiger Woods' performance in the U.S. Open, which we now know he won despite a serious knee injury and a stress fracture, has to go down as one of the most amazing feats in the history of sports.

* As much as I dread severe weather in the winter months, my house is more vulnerable to power outages when one of those big, bad thunderstorms blows through Woodstock.

* It'll be up to others to decide if there's substance to those sexual harassment allegations at Kingston's Department of Public Works. But I sure hope city officials -- and those in charge of any private or public sector operation -- are paying close attention.

* I almost never listen to "live" radio anymore now that I've belatedly discovered "podcasts" and an iPod audio adaptor for my car.

About Me

Ira Fusfeld is publisher emeritus of the Daily Freeman. He was publisher from 1987 to 2012. His blog offers commentary about the newspaper business and whatever else is on his mind. Ira began his daily newspaper career at the Freeman in 1970 as a sports writer. Prior to being named publisher, he was sports editor, editor and general manager. Ira also was publisher of Las Noticias, the Freeman's Spanish language weekly. In addition, he served as publisher of The Independent, Hillsdale, N.Y., and the Taconic Press weekly newspaper group, Millbrook, N.Y., which also produced Dutchess Magazine and the Hudson Valley Guide. He was named Publisher of the Year for 2001 by Journal Register Company. You can hear Ira on the Media Project on WAMC Northeast Public Radio (Sunday at 6 p.m., Monday at 3 p.m., or anytime on the Web at WAMC.org). Ira is a native of New York City. He and his wife, Eileen, reside in Woodstock, N.Y. They have two grown sons and two grandchildren.